Valor

[Anonymous]

This club is only there for profit. Maybe for using kids with some in born skill. No technique or real skills taught. No video analysis from the Boy team perspective. Parents also need to realize that their kids who are the golden kids now will most likely fizzle out once puberty hits and size and strength determine it all. Seen this play out before. Should go to a club that makes their main goal fun and skills. For those who been left out due to numbers game, research Michael Jordan. Mic drop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This club is only there for profit. Maybe for using kids with some in born skill. No technique or real skills taught. No video analysis from the Boy team perspective. Parents also need to realize that their kids who are the golden kids now will most likely fizzle out once puberty hits and size and strength determine it all. Seen this play out before. Should go to a club that makes their main goal fun and skills. For those who been left out due to numbers game, research Michael Jordan. Mic drop.

Dang that honesty. Man, the truth hurts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son was on one of those 3rd level teams. Brand new coach who never seemed to know what was going on. Uncommitted players not showing up to practice / games. Always begging the 2nd team for guests so we could have a sub or two in games. It was terrible. We stuck around for a second year hoping for a new coach and a better experience. We just got more of the same but at least they roped more kids in so we didn't have to beg. I think a lot of parents made that a condition before coming back.
It always felt wrong that we paid the same for a much worse experience. The other coaches were obviously better. Their teams played in much better tournaments (rightly so). It felt like the 3rd team was there to subsidize the higher teams - since all the tournament fees are included in the price. Not starting that process all over again with a "TBD" coach.

100% agree on every point. Terrible position you were in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I honestly cannot believe people pay $3000 for their 3rd grader to play on the 5th level travel team. These are people who live in Chantilly and Centreville which are not exactly Beverly Hills 90120.

Not fair, it was maybe slightly less than $3K.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I honestly cannot believe people pay $3000 for their 3rd grader to play on the 5th level travel team. These are people who live in Chantilly and Centreville which are not exactly Beverly Hills 90120.

Not fair, it was maybe slightly less than $3K.

Non-Refundable Commit Fee: $400 (Due at invitation acceptance)

Membership Fee after Commit Fee: $2650

Total Yearly Fee: $3050

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I honestly cannot believe people pay $3000 for their 3rd grader to play on the 5th level travel team. These are people who live in Chantilly and Centreville which are not exactly Beverly Hills 90120.

Not fair, it was maybe slightly less than $3K.

Non-Refundable Commit Fee: $400 (Due at invitation acceptance)

Membership Fee after Commit Fee: $2650

Total Yearly Fee: $3050

add Uniform $350

total: $3400

[Anonymous]

I have not yet reviewed all 110 pages of this thread, and if this topic has already been covered, I apologize for the redundancy. Could someone please explain the process of dual rostering with NVA? Given that this was mentioned during tryouts, should we have a reasonable expectation of it being implemented? Although I do not believe my son is currently at the required skill level, we were informed that he might be considered for selection. Either way we are staying with Valor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I have not yet reviewed all 110 pages of this thread, and if this topic has already been covered, I apologize for the redundancy. Could someone please explain the process of dual rostering with NVA? Given that this was mentioned during tryouts, should we have a reasonable expectation of it being implemented? Although I do not believe my son is currently at the required skill level, we were informed that he might be considered for selection. Either way we are staying with Valor.

You answered your own question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I have not yet reviewed all 110 pages of this thread, and if this topic has already been covered, I apologize for the redundancy. Could someone please explain the process of dual rostering with NVA? Given that this was mentioned during tryouts, should we have a reasonable expectation of it being implemented? Although I do not believe my son is currently at the required skill level, we were informed that he might be considered for selection. Either way we are staying with Valor.

. You register during late winter. Coaches then select kids for ID. Not all that register get a invite to ID. Then watch most kids have no chance because you need to play for loudoun. Or be a well known player from another club. Valor needs to stop soliciting it as a perk. They dont want our kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This club is only there for profit. Maybe for using kids with some in born skill. No technique or real skills taught. No video analysis from the Boy team perspective. Parents also need to realize that their kids who are the golden kids now will most likely fizzle out once puberty hits and size and strength determine it all. Seen this play out before. Should go to a club that makes their main goal fun and skills. For those who been left out due to numbers game, research Michael Jordan. Mic drop.

I really don't know all of the ins and outs with Valor as far as what you get for your 'value', but they operate basically like other clubs in the area and really don't come out with a huge surplus. All of this is public information.

https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/862652074

Valor having a profit of 8k one year or 50k another is nothing compared to a club like Arlington that can have a surplus of over a million dollars.

https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/237284150

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This club is only there for profit. Maybe for using kids with some in born skill. No technique or real skills taught. No video analysis from the Boy team perspective. Parents also need to realize that their kids who are the golden kids now will most likely fizzle out once puberty hits and size and strength determine it all. Seen this play out before. Should go to a club that makes their main goal fun and skills. For those who been left out due to numbers game, research Michael Jordan. Mic drop.

I really don't know all of the ins and outs with Valor as far as what you get for your 'value', but they operate basically like other clubs in the area and really don't come out with a huge surplus. All of this is public information.

https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/862652074

Valor having a profit of 8k one year or 50k another is nothing compared to a club like Arlington that can have a surplus of over a million dollars.

https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/237284150

They take all the "profit" and use it to overpay the guys who run it. Like lots of nonprofits, it exists to benefit the people at the top. Especially those with their fingers in the Soccer Academy pie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I have not yet reviewed all 110 pages of this thread, and if this topic has already been covered, I apologize for the redundancy. Could someone please explain the process of dual rostering with NVA? Given that this was mentioned during tryouts, should we have a reasonable expectation of it being implemented? Although I do not believe my son is currently at the required skill level, we were informed that he might be considered for selection. Either way we are staying with Valor.

Its a selling point, your kid might be dual rostered! In fact maybe less than 5 former Valor players are on NVA teams boys and girls.

[Anonymous]

So Valor people, one of your coaches went to FCV. Any intel?

[Anonymous]

Which coach?

One of their headline coaches went to SYC and is taking the stars of 2011 girls with him.

[Anonymous]

The coach’s will work closely with NVA coaches to develop the valor kids for the program.